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Leo Spitzer

1887 - 1960

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Leo Spitzer (German: [ˈʃpɪtsɐ]; 7 February 1887 – 16 September 1960) was an Austrian Romanist and Hispanist, philologist, and an influential and prolific literary critic. He was known for his emphasis on stylistics. Along with Erich Auerbach, Spitzer is widely recognized as one of the foundational figures of comparative literature. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leo Spitzer is the 97th most popular linguist (down from 82nd in 2019), the 632nd most popular biography from Austria (down from 569th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Austrian Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Leo Spitzer ranks 97 out of 214. Before him are Ahatanhel Krymsky, Lucien Tesnière, Adolf Erman, Matteo Bartoli, Bernhard Karlgren, and Joan Coromines. After him are Georg Curtius, Kazimieras Būga, Henry Watson Fowler, Agop Dilâçar, Teun A. van Dijk, and Heinrich Hübschmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Leo Spitzer ranks 135. Before him are Jean Patou, Rudolf Beran, Pavel Postyshev, Arthur Cravan, Charles Galton Darwin, and Patrick O'Connell. After him are Alexander Vandegrift, Les Kurbas, Adone Zoli, M. N. Roy, Heino Eller, and Ricardo Wolf. Among people deceased in 1960, Leo Spitzer ranks 99. Before him are Alan Stacey, Józef Haller, Cedric Gibbons, Richard Wright, Sigurd Hoel, and H. C. Hansen. After him are Otto Ender, Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Sylvia Pankhurst, Adone Zoli, Frank Elmore Ross, and Roy Chapman Andrews.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Leo Spitzer ranks 632 out of 1,424. Before him are Catherine of Austria, Duchess of Calabria (1295), Hilda Geiringer (1893), Rudolf Vytlačil (1912), Toni Polster (1964), David Alaba (1992), and Trickster (null). After him are Otto Ender (1875), Emma Eckstein (1865), Erich von Hornbostel (1877), Carl Millöcker (1842), Johann von Herbeck (1831), and Toto Wolff (1972).

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Among LINGUISTS In Austria

Among linguists born in Austria, Leo Spitzer ranks 2. Before him are Max Nettlau (1865). After him are Eugen Wüster (1898).

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